Is PORTERHOUSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PORTERHOUSE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PORTERHOUSE mean?
- noun
large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PORTERHOUSE
Single letters that turn PORTERHOUSE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PORTERHOUSE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- superhero14
- euphroes13
- hoopster13
- housetop13
- oosphere13
- pothouse13
- superhot13
- euphroe12
- heptose12
- hoopers12
- hotspur12
- pothers12
- strophe12
- thorpes12
- threeps12
- uphroes12
- upshoot12
- uprooters11
- ephors11
- herpes11
- hooper11
- hopers11
- ouphes11
- photos11
- posher11
- pother11
- pothos11
- pusher11
- sphere11
- thorpe11
- thorps11
- threep11
- tophes11
- tophus11
- uphroe11
- upshot11
- posturer10
- prestore10
- proteose10
- resprout10
- troopers10
- troupers10
- uprooter10
- heteros10
- hooters10
- hurters10
- rehouse10
- reshoot10
- rhetors10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- shorter10
- shouter10
- soother10
- souther10
- toeshoe10
- ephor10
- hoops10
- hoper10
- hopes10
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